| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.47 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Late afternoon/early evening showers riding gusty east wind of 20-30 mph produced a couple of rounds of light to moderate rain. Much higher totals of 7-10" were noted about 50 miles both north and south of my location in coastal locations of Flagler and Brevard County in two distinct training areas of convergence off the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 10/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Persistent onshore east wind off the Atlantic sustained 15-20 mph gusting to 30+ is taking a toll on my hurricane Irma ravaged landscape. While some areas up and down the coast have received a foot of rain from this multi-day event, the 4-day total here is barely 1", and the wind has exacerbated drying. |
| 10/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Off/on moderate rain showers coming in from the Atlantic on the strong easterly wind flow the past 24 hours accounted for the beneficial precipitation. The wind finally relaxed this morning to near calm at sunrise after 5 days of relentless 20-30 mph east wind with gusts to gale force. The beach is a mess of debris (both organic and anthropogenic origin) and the dune was eroded significantly in many places. A large channel marker piling (green "1A") was on the high tide line near the Sun Glow pier yesterday evening. |
| 10/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Several brief light "blow-off" showers, one in the mid-afternoon and one in the evening, accounted for the meager precipitation total. Inland locations to the west of the beaches recorded several inches of rain. |
| 10/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
75F at time of observation this morning. Still waiting for the first sub-70F morning low temperature of fall. With surf temperature still 80F and the ongoing sultry onshore flow off the Atlantic, seasonally cooler morning lows may be delayed until the last week in October. |
| 10/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A brief mid-day sprinkle coming off the ocean on moderate ENE wind flow accounted for the meager but measureable precipitation. The onshore wind increased to 20-25 mph during the afternoon. |
| 10/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A mid-afternoon shower yesterday off the Atlantic (0.04") and another pre-dawn shower (0.05") accounted for the meager but measureable and wetting precipitation. Very hopeful for a significant rainfall event before the cold fronts scour out the humidity this month, signaling an end to the "rainy" season. |
| 10/17/2017 |
8:00 AM |
1.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Observation delayed 1 hour due to ongoing moderate rain. Very welcome moderate to occasionally heavy rain showers dropping SSE down the coast early this morning. Volusia and northern Brevard counties are currently under a flood watch, but I would welcome another inch or two of rain at my location given the well-drained, dry soil conditions. |
| 10/18/2017 |
8:00 AM |
1.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Observation delayed 1 hour due to ongoing moderate rain shower for second day in a row. Wind gusts from the NE approaching 35 mph observed yesterday afternoon during the heaviest rain shower. Yesterday evening's Atlantic Ocean high tide at Sun Glow pier was approx. 1.5' above normal, and it would've reached the sea wall if it wasn't for the thick later of wrack (dead vegetative debris) that was deposited along the high tide line several weeks ago during a prolonged period of strong east wind following hurricane Irma. |
| 10/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
3 rounds of "pin-head" showers starting yesterday afternoon and ending early this morning riding the strong easterly flow off the Atlantic accounted for wetting precipitation. |
| 10/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.21 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Several rounds of showers riding in off the Atlantic Ocean on the gusty east flow the late afternoon and evening accounted for the precipitation. Yesterday marked the 7th straight day of measureable rainfall. The strong onshore flow off the 80F Atlantic will provide one more day of brief spotty showers before the flow veers south Monday then offshore on Tuesday with fall's first significant FROPA. |
| 10/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.49 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low temperature is a rain-cooled 70F, the lowest reading in many months. A broken line of pre-frontal thunderstorms yesterday evening pushed across the coast from the WSW and produced 90 minutes of moderate to occasionally heavy rain and a brief wind gust from the WSW of 30 mph. |
| 10/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 58F with a NW wind of 16 mph at sunrise. The trace of precipitation was observed during a light "mist" after yesterday morning's observation. |
| 10/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
52.5F this morning with a NW wind of 8 mph. Yesterday's high temperature was 73F (10F below normal) under full fall sunshine. |
| 10/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 57F. |
| 10/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temperature at 7 am observation was 65F. Given the colder and still dropping temperatures in the 50's upstream to the NW in north-central Florida, I expect we will not reach 70F today. |
| 10/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 46F (12F below normal) with a NW wind of 8 mph. |
| 10/31/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 47F with calm wind and heavy dew. |
| 11/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.34 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A persistent pocket of light to occasionally moderate showers set up along the coast from Daytona south to New Smyrna Beach yesterday morning, depositing a third of an inch at my location one block from the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 11/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Strong NE wind is starting to push in scattered very light showers off the Atlantic. Not expecting 2-day event accumulation to amount to anything more than a few hundredths of an inch. |
| 11/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Spotty/brief coastal shower riding brisk ENE wind off the Atlantic yesterday mid-morning deposited nearly 1/10th of an inch in my thirsty rain gauge. After an exceptionally wet October, November is living up to its climatological reputation as one of the driest months in east central Florida. |
| 11/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A few coastal showers offshore to the east at sun up this morning. |
| 11/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 56F. |
| 11/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a pleasant/seasonnal 55F with calm wind and heavy dew. |
| 11/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
61F and calm (after a week of windy conditions) at 7am observation. Beneficial but meager (compared to the 1-3" totals at other coastal sites just to the south) rainfall yesterday afternoon, with another light shower around midnight. |
| 11/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.65 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Beneficial rainfall spread out over 24 hours, including a brief thunderstorm around 10 pm in the evening. Much, much greater rainfall totals noted a few miles to the northwest of my location. |
| 11/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a "chilly" 51F at sunrise, the coolest reading since the near-record 45F following a strong cold frontal passage in late October. |
| 11/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a pleasant, seasonally cool 54 with light west wind. |
| 11/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
After a week of low temperatures a good 5-8F above normal, this morning's low was a seasonally cool 60F. |
| 12/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 61F with calm wind. |
| 12/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
morning low was 63F |
| 12/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 63F |
| 12/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 65F |
| 12/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A brief moderate pre-frontal shower before midnight accounted for first measureable precipitation since Thanksgiving. |
| 12/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.73 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7 am obs: intermittent light showers in area, temperature 52F and dropping, wind NW 15 mph. |
| 12/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 38F with a NW wind of 15 mph. |
| 12/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 39F shortly after sunrise under a brilliantly clear sky. |
| 12/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At observation time: clear, 45F, wind SW 7 mph |
| 12/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a mild 63F. |
| 12/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 54F |
| 12/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a seasonally cool 56F after yesterday's below normal high (under mostly cloudy skies) of 67F. |
| 12/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 61F. |
| 12/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
morning low was 64F |
| 12/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A very mild (for late December) overnight low of 69F with a clouding/darkening sky observed at sunrise this morning as a weak "frontal" boundary presses southward into east central Florida as it moves down the peninsula. |
| 12/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 64F. A very brief/passing light to moderate rain shower embedded in a narrow/broken line passed through yesterday morning around 8:15 am, accounting for the measureable (but meager) total in this morning's 24-hr rainfall entry. |
| 12/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Dry frontal passage in the early morning hours on Christmas Day kept temperature from recovering much after sunrise. In fact, temperature of 61F observed at sunrise dropped to 57F by 10am before slowly climbing during the afternoon to 64F |
| 12/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 51F after yesterday's cool/breezy high temperature of 64F. |
| 12/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight mist with a brief period of pre-dawn drizzle accounted for the measureable precipitation. Temperature at 7am was 55F. Not expecting more than a few degrees of warm-up today given the stout north wind and overcast sky. |
| 12/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temperature fell slowly after yesterday morning's observation, bottoming out at 48F in the early morning hours where it remained at 7am observation. A very light mist at times yesterday afternoon/early evening deposited another couple of hundredths in the rain gauge, bringing the 2-day total for this rain "event" to a whopping 0.07". |
| 12/31/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Winter is here in east central Florida... Morning low was 45F after yesterday's sunny high of 66F |
| 1/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temperature at 7am observation was 58F, which will probably be the warmest reading for the entire week given the overcast sky today and several periods of Arctic CAA. |
| 1/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
51F at observation after an overnight low of 47F with wind sustained 20-25 mph from the NNE, gusting to near 40 mph between 2-3am. Temperature has not risen to 60F since late afternoon on Sunday, and may not reach 60F until next weekend given the depth of this cold air outbreak to start 2018. |
| 1/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.66 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7 am observation: 55F with light rain/drizzle, wind NNW 10. Coastal erosion during past several tidal cycles here in Daytona Beach Shores is more severe than from hurricanes Matthew and Irma due to the weakened condition of the dune and the duration of strong NE/N winds and timing of this winter storm event coinciding with the lunar cycle. |
| 1/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.81 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low has teetered around 33F since 5 am, and very thin ice formed in puddle on top of black rain barrel. The high temperature past 24 hrs was 57 F in the morning shortly after yesterday's 7 am observation. Moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall observed from mid-morning to noon, followed by increasing NNW wind dropping temperature to near 40F in the afternoon. |
| 1/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 32.5F |
| 1/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 37F. |
| 1/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 43F, observed shortly before midnight when a moderate NNE wind off the relatively "mild" (mid-50's) Atlantic near-shore waters moderated temperature fall and actually allowed for a slow climb up to 50F by sunrise. The breeze off the ocean during the day combined with increasing cloud cover will keep the high for today in the low 60's. |
| 1/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 55F, the mildest low since the last day of 2017. |
| 1/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 57F after yesterday's overcast-hampered high of 63F. The meager 0.04" fell during several "rounds" of very light showers moving up the coast from the SSE after yesterday morning's observation. Partial clearing to the north just before sunset allowed moderate coastal fog to set in for several early evening hours. |
| 1/10/2018 |
7:30 AM |
1.81 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:30am: 63F with light rain, wind ENE 20 mph gusting to 35 mph. This morning's observation was delayed 30 minutes due to heavy rain shower that came in off the Atlantic Ocean. 1.3" was fell yesterday early afternoon and another 1/2" has fallen so far this morning. Up to 4" of rain has fallen in the past 24 hours 10 miles to the north in north Daytona and Ormond Beach. |
| 1/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7 am: 63F, mostly cloudy with offshore showers in the Atlantic approaching the coast from the SE. Rainfall entered in this morning's report fell shortly after yesterday morning's 8am observation. |
| 1/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7 am this morning: 68F, wind SSW 10 mph. The precipitation entered with this morning's observation fell shortly after yesterday morning's report and marks the 4th straight day with measureable rainfall. The overnight low was a mild 65F and was observed shortly before midnight. |
| 1/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's high was 83F. Fast-moving hit/miss pre-frontal showers accompanied by gusty SW/W winds raced in from the WSW in the afternoon, accounted for the 5th straight day of measureable precipitation. |
| 1/14/2018 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning observation taken at 6 am: 41F, wind NW 9 mph. Yesterday's high barely made it to 60F given the cold air advection through the entire day and mostly cloudy sky. |
| 1/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
While inland area temperatures bottomed out in the upper 30's and lower 40's, the overnight low never dropped below 50F here on Ponce Peninsula given the fresh NNE wind off the "mild" 55F Atlantic Ocean. However, the moderating effect of the brisk wind off of the ocean will keep the high today from reaching 60F while inland areas warm into the mid-60's. |
| 1/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a "balmy" 52F after yesterday's chilly high of 57F. |
| 1/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 52F |
| 1/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
This morning's low was 29F. It was below freezing for 5 hours. There was no frost due to the wind staying up all night, ranging 8-10 mph from the N/NW. |
| 1/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
After a daytime high of only 48F yesterday, shortly after sunset the temperature dropped into the upper 30's where it stayed all night (thankfully) due to a very subtle onshore component to the wind. |
| 1/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
This morning's low was 44F at sunrise. |
| 1/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 54F. |
| 1/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Dense fog at sunrise with 54F. The measureable (but meager) rain fell shortly after yesterday morning's observation. Rumbles of thunder were heard to the north where greater amounts of rain fell in a narrow SW-NE band. |
| 1/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 62, observed before midnight. A very light shower deposited 0.18" just prior to observation. |
| 1/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The overnight low is 61F (the current temperature). The onshore wind continues at 10-20 mph as it has veered from NE/E and now SE from Wednesday afternoon to this morning. Given the stout flow off the Atlantic, it is not hard to tell that the surf temperature (60F) is within a degree or two of the overnight low temperature. |
| 1/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a "balmy" 61F, which is also the current Atlantic surf temperature at Sun Glow Pier in Daytona Beach Shores. |
| 1/29/2018 |
7:15 AM |
1.77 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
This morning's report delayed 15 minutes to ongoing thunderstorm that started shortly before 6 am. Several brief periods of torrential rain/lightning embedded in light to moderate showers provided the beneficial precipitation. |
| 1/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Even under bright/full sun, yesterday's high temperature struggled to reach the mid-50's with a stiff north wind making it feel even colder. |
| 2/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 50F with calm wind and heavy dew. |
| 2/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 57F, recorded shortly before midnight. |
| 2/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low temperature observed at 7 am was 59F under overcast sky with a north wind of 7 mph. |
| 2/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 54F. |
| 2/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 61F. |
| 2/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 61F, which is probably also the current Atlantic Ocean surf temperature one block to the east of my temperature sensor. The trace of rain entered with this observation came in a brief period of "mist" with yesterday's mid-afternoon back-door FROPA. |
| 2/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a balmy 68F. |
| 2/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Foggy and 67F with a light north wind. |
| 2/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 7 am: 59F, wind north 6 mph, fog with visibility less than 1/2 mile. Persistent moderate to dense fog was observed for the past 18 hours along with temperature dropping from 65F at noon yesterday to 58F by midnight where it has held ever since. |
| 2/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
60F, wind light NNW, with dense fog (visibility 300 yards) at observation time. Given the all day fog/mist and NNE wind off the cool (62F) Atlantic Ocean shelf waters, yesterday's high temperature barely/briefly climbed to 63F. |
| 2/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Fog finally lighter at sunrise with a morning of 59F. |
| 2/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Currently 71F after a summer-like overnight low of 70F. Measureable (but a meager 0.03") rainfall was from several brief early evening coastal showers skirting in from the Cape northward. |
| 2/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low 68F. Given the incredibly warm spring-like weather that has arrived a month early, the Atlantic Ocean surf water temperature climbed a good 5F and is now 68F at the SunGlow pier. |
| 2/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was a balmy 70F! |
| 2/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 66F. |
| 2/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's high was 81F, and overnight low was 67F. A few very small droplets of non-wetting, sub-trace "rain" felt on my bald spot around mid-day from passing low-topped cumulus. |
| 2/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a chilly 50F, the coldest reading in over a month. |
| 3/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 58F after yesterday's chilly high of only 65F. |
| 3/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 51F with calm wind. |
| 3/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
65F at sunrise. Two very brief moderate showers between 4-4:30 am this morning accounted for the measureable but meager rain total. |
| 3/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A notably cold morning low of 45F at sunrise made to feel even colder by a brisk NW wind of 10 mph. Big weather story for east central Florida is lack of rainfall. Low RH today and tomorrow combined with parched vegetation make conditions ripe for wildfire. |
| 3/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 43F. A friend that lives in east Orange County observed 34F with moderate frost. |
| 3/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a chilly 44F with calm wind and clear sky. |
| 3/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was a balmy 68F. Disappointing rainfall total when pre-frontal moisture combined with afternoon sea breeze forcing yesterday afternoon produced only widely scattered, short-lived showers. |
| 3/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Wetting precipitation occurred yesterday mid-morning from a light to moderate 45 minute shower associated with the FROPA. |
| 3/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a chilly 43F after yesterday's winter-like high of only 62F. |
| 3/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 44F, marking the 4th straight day with low temperature below 50F. |
| 3/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 51F with calm wind and only a few wispy cirrus overhead. |
| 3/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 60F, which is the first time in a week that the low temperature didn't drop into the 40's or 50's. |
| 3/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A broken line of showers with embedded thunderstorms over north-central Florida early this morning is dropping rapidly E/SE, bringing hope for beneficial rain here in east-central Florida later this morning. |
| 3/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.85 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was a rain-cooled 65F. Three distinct rounds of showers and isolated thunderstorms with distant thunder accounted for the greatest one-day rainfall total since late January. |
| 3/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.50 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 56F. An additional 1/2" of beneficial rainfall yesterday brought the 2-day total up to 1.35" |
| 3/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 49F. |
| 3/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 48. |
| 3/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 51F. |
| 3/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 65F with an ENE breeze of 14 mph, gusting to 18 mph. The meager but measurable 0.01" fell during a brief/light coastal shower around 9 am yesterday morning. |
| 3/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 61F with calm wind. |
| 3/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 64F with the smell of smoke from the 200+ acre wildfire approx. 15 miles to the SSW. |
| 3/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 65F with wind NNE 15 mph. |
| 4/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low 62F with moderate fog. |
| 4/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low 63F. Yesterday's high barely made it into the low 70's. |
| 4/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low 68F. A pair of afternoon "blow off" sprinkles from heavier showers to the south and west barely wet the ground. |
| 4/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 61F with a north wind of 15 mph. |
| 4/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 66F. |
| 4/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 68F. |
| 4/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low 65F with wind WNW 3 mph. The 24-hr precipitation total entered in this observation was the product of 3 distinct periods of rain. The first was 0.16" from a mid-afternoon brief/isolated "pop-up" shower (without thunder) that came from the WSW. The second was another 0.16" downpour from a line of thunderstorms that came from the west at sunset. The third was 0.05" from an overnight shower. |
| 4/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temperature at observation time was 69F after an overnight low of 64F. Rainfall occurred in the middle of the night from a small batch of light showers that came out of the west. |
| 4/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.86 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Several rounds of torrential showers and thunderstorms overnight produced the much needed April rainfall, unusual for a dry season month. |
| 4/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.21 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A third of an inch fell yesterday morning, then an overnight thunderstorm with torrential rainfall and gusty W/NW wind capped off 4 days of much needed rainfall totaling 3.57", well above normal for the entire dry season month. |
| 4/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Partly cloudy at sunrise with a light NNW wind and a temperature of 62F. |
| 4/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.47 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low 57F with wind NW 15 mph. A narrow line of thunderstorms packing 50+ mph wind gusts and brief torrential rainfall raced across the east-central Volusia County coast shortly after 4 pm yesterday. |
| 4/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 53F. |
| 4/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 56F. |
| 4/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 59F. |
| 4/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Wind freshening from the north at sunrise. Morning low was 65F. |
| 4/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 72F. |
| 4/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.47 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Several rounds of heavy but brief showers moving up the coast yesterday in the moist/stout S/SE flow totaled nearly 1/2". |
| 4/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.87 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Low this morning 68F with a light SW wind. 1.8" of yesterday's 1.87" rainfall fell in 20 minutes, leading to local street flooding. As a weather observer in east-central Florida for over 25 years, while not the greatest total, this brief torrential rain event was one of the quickest to accumulate nearly 2" I have witnessed. |
| 4/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 63F with wind west 6 mph. |
| 4/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 62F. Wind near calm to very light from the WNW at 7am observaton. |
| 4/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 62F with a light SW wind. |
| 4/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 63F. |
| 4/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 64F with partly cloudy skies at sunrise. |
| 4/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low at my location 1 block west of the ocean was a very mild 71F due to the persistent moderate onshore flow off the mild near shore Atlantic. |
| 5/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was a balmy 70F with a steady 10 mph wind off the nearby 71F Atlantic Ocean. |
| 5/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a mild 71F given the steady east wind of 10 mph off the 72F Atlantic Ocean. |
| 5/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 72F with a steady east wind of 10-18 mph overnight off the mild Atlantic Ocean. |
| 5/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 70F with wind near calm. |
| 5/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 74F. |
| 5/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a muggy 74F with overcast sky and light SW wind. Several light/brief sprinkles yesterday afternoon deposited slightly more than a trace of measureable rain in several weeks. |
| 5/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.42 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 71F and yesterday's high was a rain-cooled 79F. Several rounds of light to moderate showers starting mid-morning yesterday and continuing into mid-afternoon accounted for the first beneficial rainfall event of May. |
| 5/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was a sultry 74F with calm wind and high humidity. |
| 5/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was a very sultry 75F. I expect today will be the last day of dry weather given the "tropical" moisture surge forecast to encompass the Florida peninsula this week. A 2-week early start to the rainy season will be very welcome given rain deficits up to 50% in many parts of east central Florida. |
| 5/14/2018 |
6:00 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain at 6 am. Overnight low was a 72F. Observation was taken an hour earlier than usual due to batch of heavy rainfall just to the south moving up the coast that will arrive within the hour. |
| 5/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 73F. Currently wind is SE 15 mph with overcast sky and a few sprinkles. |
| 5/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.78 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
24-hr low: 65F Several round of thunderstorms yesterday, the strongest which came though late in the afternoon. Hail and strong wind gusts were observed to the SW of my location. I observed mammatus and a temperature drop of 15 degrees down to a low of 65F following passage of the line of storms. |
| 5/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 73F. Exactly 1" of rain measured in past 24 hrs, bringing 3-day total to a little over 3". While several rounds of showers occurred, the bulk of the precipitation fell in a heavy thunderstorm shortly before 6 pm, and several close proximity lightning strikes were noted during the 10-minute deluge. |
| 5/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.49 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 70F. |
| 5/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's high was 78F given the thick cloud cover, and consequently this was followed by a muggy overnight low of 74F with sprinkles of very light rain. |
| 5/21/2018 |
8:00 AM |
1.78 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Several rounds of torrential rain (w/o lightning) started at 5 am this morning and continued until shortly before 8 am, delaying this morning's observation by an hour. |
| 5/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.88 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 75F. Most of the 0.88" that fell the past 24 hrs occurred during yesterday morning's long-duration rain event. A wind gust from the south of 25 mph was observed around 5 am this morning during a brief pre-dawn rain shower. |
| 5/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was a pleasant 70F under a clear sky. Rain chance is only 30% today, so the odds favor a break in the 10-day streak of consecutive days with measureable rainfall that started on the 13th. |
| 5/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hi 85F low 73F. Yesterday was sunny nearly the entire day, breaking the 10-day string of days with measureable precipitation. |
| 5/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High yesterday: 85F Low this morning: 75F |
| 5/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Not a drop here, but brother in law located west of I-95 about 8 miles to the WSW of my beachside recorded 2.5" of rain in a 45-minute long heavy shower before noon yesterday. |
| 5/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
overnight low was 75F. Precipitation was from a brief/heavy shower around 6 pm yesterday. Heavy band of showers lurking near the Cape early this morning should hit here later this morning. |
| 5/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was 76F. Early morning brief/heavy shower shortly after yesterday's observation accounted for the 24-hr precipitation total. |
| 5/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A brief mid-afternoon shower with thunder just to the north accounted for another 1/3" of rain. Mosquitos are as bad as I have seen in many years given the 2-week period of rain not allowing standing water to evaporate or soak in. |
| 5/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.46 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
76F, overcast with sprinkles for this morning's observation. |
| 5/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.71 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Early afternoon, long duration thunderstorm added to the exceptionally wet May precipitation total. I observed localized street and yard flooding in Port Orange and inland Daytona Beach where 2-4" of rain fell on top of saturated ground. |
| 6/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A heavy late afternoon thunderstorm followed by several hours of light to moderate "decaying storm" rainfall added to the exceptionally wet May total of 11.19 inches. |
| 6/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's "blow-off" sprinkle from a late afternoon thunderstorm complex dropping SE down the Florida peninsula accounted for the 8th straight day of measureable precipitation. Starting May 13th, rainfall has been recorded on 18 of the last 21 days. |
| 6/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
After 9 straight days with measureable precipitation, yesterday was the first day since May 26th without rainfall. |
| 6/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 78F after yesterday's blazing hot 93F. |
| 6/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was a very pleasant 72F. Several brief showers (no thunder) accounted for the wetting rain. The first very light shower deposited 0.05" in the early afternoon, then a very brief "cloud-burst" type heavier shower arrived shortly after sunset and added 0.10 to the day's total. |
| 6/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.75 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low 73F. Yesterday's rainfall was accompanied by numerous cloud to ground lightning strikes during the height of the thunderstorm around 6pm, then as the storm drifted SE while decaying, a very impressive/expansive cloud to cloud lightning display with "sonic boom" thunder. |
| 6/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
After a steamy, light wind day with a high of 90F, outflow from yesterday's late afternoon thunderstorms (which produced hail inland) dropped temperature down into the low 70's before sunset. Consequently this morning's low was a pleasant 70F. |
| 6/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's brief mid-afternoon thunderstorm came out of the west with a lot of bluster but quickly pushed offshore and dissipated without dropping much rain at my location. |
| 6/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A 15-minute downpour around 5 pm. |
| 6/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Much greater rainfall totals were observed along the coast to the north of my location. As the light rain shower concluded, enjoyed a full double rainbow visible in the SE shortly before sunset that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Halifax River. |
| 6/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Mid-afternoon thunderstorm with frequent lightning, followed by very humid, partly sunny sky, then blow-off drizzle from a late evening inland thunderstorm. |
| 6/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 74F. A heavy late afternoon thunderstorm dropping down the peninsula from the NW passed by just south of my location, dumping up to 2" of rain in New Smyrna Beach but only 0.15" here. More early evening inland thunderstorms made a run toward the coast after sunset, falling apart west of I-95 with only 0.01" of additional accumulation around 10:30pm last night. After 5 straight days of measureable rainfall, the total accumulation has barely topped one inch. I'd like to get a good soaker this weekend before the drier weather in the forecast for next week settles in. |
| 6/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Morning low was 70F. Totally skunked yesterday even though heavy, slow-moving thunderstorms were within 7 miles of my location. |
| 6/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight low was a balmy 76F. |
| 6/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A strong thunderstorm a few miles inland with frequent lightning and a very impressive roll cloud dropped down the Florida peninsula yesterday in the early evening. |
| 6/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.71 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A heavy thunderstorm with torrential rainfall, frequent close-proximity lightning and wind gusts of 50 mph (est) from the S/SW hit the central Volusia County beach area shortly after noon yesterday. The 1.71" that fell in 40 minutes was the most rain received since the same amount was measured in late May. |
| 6/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Missed out on the opportunity to pad the monthly rain total yesterday when thunderstorms skirted around my rain gauge. Areas just to the west and south measured over an inch of rain while my location had several very close proximity lightning strikes. |
| 6/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 7 am: 76F with calm conditions and shallow/light fog. While the high temperature yesterday did not exceed 90F at my location one block off the Atlantic Ocean due to the cooling effect of the sea breeze which kicked in around noon, there was not a single cloud until very late in the afternoon when the towering tops of thunderstorms well inland from the coast finally met the descending sun. |
| 6/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
0.11" fell yesterday early in the afternoon. Not much but better than nothing. |
| 6/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A strong mid-afternoon thunderstorm a few miles to the SW of my location dumped copious amounts of rain west of I-95, but no rain here on the Ponce Peninsula. Many areas to the west and south recorded up to 5" of rain in the past week, but only a meager 1/10th of an inch here one block off the Atlantic Ocean in Daytona Beach Shores. |
| 7/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.48 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hurray- first significant rainfall in over a week! Inland thunderstorms finally pushed back against the sea breeze in the afternoon and made it to the coast at my location one block from the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 7/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Late night thunderstorm came fro the SW shortly before midnight. Most of rain fell over the Atlantic Ocean |
| 7/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A pleasantly cool 72F at sunrise this morning. |
| 7/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A dissipating sunset thunderstorm dropping down the central Florida peninsula from NW to SE made for a spectacular sunset in the west and a double rainbow over the ocean. |
| 7/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight coastal shower provided wetting (but meager) rainfall. Ground is getting drier each day at my beachside location in central Volusia County given the absence of a good soaker the past 2 weeks. Less than an inch of rain has fallen here since June 21st, the last time I recorded over 1/2" of rainfall. |
| 7/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At my location one block from the Atlantic Ocean on the Ponce Peninsula in east-central Volusia County, after measuring nearly 11" of rain the last 2 weeks in May and nearly 5.5" the first 3 weeks in June, less than an inch has fallen over the past 18 days (though areas just inland have continued to record well above normal rainfall. |
| 7/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rain chance increasing for inland areas, however my location one block from the Atlantic is likely to see the 3-week long drought continue given the daily afternoon sea breeze keeping storms from reaching the coast. |
| 7/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Only 1/4" of rain as fallen here so far in July, and less than an inch since June 21st. Today's rain chance for Daytona Beach is 40%, however I expect the scattered afternoon thunderstorm coverage to stay inland to the west of where I live near the beach given the sea breeze dominant relatively weak synoptic steering environment. Consequently, our best chance for an isolated storm will come if an outflow boundary from inland convection propagates back to the coast. |
| 7/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A heavy/isolated early afternoon thunderstorm built overhead and then moved very little, dumping more rain in 30 minutes than measured in the last 3 weeks. About a dozen close-proximity lightning strikes were noted during the storm, sending beachgoers scurrying for cover. |
| 7/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/18/2018 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A line of thunderstorms moved across the coast from the west, starting early in the afternoon. The post thunderstorm "debris" shield produced a pleasantly cool (for mid-July) light rain until nearly 6 pm. |
| 7/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/21/2018 |
6:00 AM |
0.45 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A broken line of showers with an occasional rumble of thunder came out of the west and pushed across the coast early in the afternoon, followed by several hours of light "debris" rain with no additional sunshine. |
| 7/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.82 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Around 1:45pm Sunday afternoon a strong thunderstorm, (associated with the upper level low visible on water vapor loop torqueing over north Florida) raced in from the WNW with torrential rain and a wind gust from the WNW of 50 mph. The thunderstorm was followed by off/on light rainfall the remainder of the afternoon, then a moderate rain shower around 11 pm. |
| 7/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Brief mid-day thunderstorm at lunch time provided a brief respite to a very hot/humid day. |
| 7/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Mid-afternoon thunderstorm with excessive close-proximity lightning. Prior to the onset of rain under bright sunshine, several "blue sky" lightning bolts struck in the Atlantic Ocean just off the beach, prompting the Beach Patrol to advise those not paying attention to the impending thunderstorm to seek shelter. |
| 7/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.48 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Late afternoon thunderstorm quickly dropped temperature from 90F down to 74F in 30 minutes. |
| 7/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Heavy sea breeze induced thunderstorms lined up across the Halifax River just to the west of the beach yesterday mid-afternoon, but were unable to push back to the coast given the collapse of the mid-level westerly steering flow that was in place all last week. |
| 7/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Most of east central Florida has received above to well above normal rainfall this July. With 2 more days to go, my recording station has only measured 4.73", (approx. 1" below normal for the month). |
| 7/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The greatest one day rain event since June 21st brings the month's total up to a near normal 6" with one more day to add to it. Also of note, yesterday's rainfall was only the 4th time daily total an inch or more recorded since June 1st. |
| 8/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
2 rounds of brief early afternoon showers moved up the peninsula from the south, depositing 1/10th of an inch each. Late in the afternoon an inland thunderstorm approached from the SW, producing a wind gust to 55 mph (est) but only 0,04" of rain. |
| 8/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/4/2018 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain has fallen on every day except one since the 16th of July. This trend will probably be broken today as drier air in the mid-levels pushes in from the Atlantic across the central Florida peninsula. |
| 8/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/9/2018 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Several hours of very vivid lightning display just inland stretching from the SW to the NNW following sunset last night. The cluster of thunderstorms slowly drifted N/NE, teasingly to within 5 miles of my location in Daytona Beach Shores before dissipating around 11 pm. |
| 8/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.69 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Warmest daytime high of the summer, 97F observed at 2:45 pm. Around 5 pm a strong afternoon thunderstorm cluster built 10 miles to the WNW, then dropped SE across the coast. Excessive close-proximity lightning, wind gusts to 45 mph (est) from the NW and brief torrential rainfall ensued, producing the first significant accumulation (to date) in what has been a relatively dry August. |
| 8/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Early afternoon thunderstorm, followed by a cirrostratus shield the remainder of the afternoon, knocked the edge off hot afternoon temperatures that we have endured lately. |
| 8/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Late afternoon thunderstorm swept rapidly in from the SW, and several lightning bolts struck nearby ahead of sheets of the wind-blown, brief torrential rain curtain. |
| 8/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.28 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/16/2018 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The localized heavy rain events most other locations in east central Florida have "enjoyed" this summer continue to miss my gauge. After 5 daily rainfall events of 1" or more during the pre-wet season, normally drier month of May, only 4 have been observed at my location in the 2 1/2 month period stretching from June 1st to August 16th. No daily rainfall totals of 2" or more were observed during the same period, and none at all to date in 2018. In fact, the last 24-hr rain event of 2" or more occurred in September 2017 during Hurricane Irma. |
| 8/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Crystal clear but a sultry mid-August early morning here in coastal Volusia County with an overnight low temperature of 77F. A near zero (10%) chance of rain today on my 60th (arghh!) birthday with a high of around 91F forecast before the sea breeze kicks in. |
| 8/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
75F with no clouds but some haze (residual Saharan dust?) at sunrise. Rainfall to date this month at my location is 30% of normal, and another dry day is expected on the coast of east central Florida. Hopefully the forecast for afternoon/evening thunderstorms pushing back to the east coast will come to fruition the upcoming week. |
| 8/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A brief late afternoon thunderstorm dropped just enough rain to wet the grass and put a "crust" on the beach sand. |
| 8/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Copious rainfall yesterday is some parts of east central Florida near Orlando and Titusville to Melbourne, but nothing at my coastal location in what is shaping up to be the driest August that I have observed in 25 years of weather watching at 3 different locations in east central Florida. With only a week remaining, August rainfall (to date) at my central Volusia coastal station stands at 2.20". |
| 8/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Thunder was heard for several hours yesterday mid-afternoon and the sky was dark across the Halifax River, but the steering flow off the Atlantic kept the storms from drifting back to the coast. At least there was some high "blow-of" cloud cover from the inland storms to mitigate the dry conditions here at the coast. |
| 8/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.72 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
HURRAY! Finally a meaningful August rain event at my coastal location in central Volusia County. 6/10ths of an inch measured yesterday afternoon in a series of moderate showers (some with lightning) that drifted onshore. Off/on light rain showers noted before sunrise today, adding another 0.12" to the greatest 24-hr total received to date in August. |
| 8/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A handful of close proximity lightning strikes noted at sunrise from an isolated thunderstorm that crossed the coast just to the north of my location. |
| 9/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Same as yesterday, an isolated thunderstorm came ashore shortly before sunrise just north of my location with close proximity lightning but no rain finding its way into my gauge. The calendar month concludes with only 3.08" measured here one block from the Atlantic Ocean in Daytona Beach Shores, which is around 50% of normal precipitation for August. |
| 9/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A light early afternoon sprinkle yesterday did not completely wet the ground or help mitigate the relatively dry "wet" season month of August 2018. |
| 9/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy at sunrise with showers looming out over the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. After a sunny/dry day, a brief moderate shower over the Atlantic raced onshore from the east, accompanied by a few rumbles of thunder and wind gusting to 30 mph. |
| 9/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.48 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A period of moderate to heavy rain accompanied by gusty east wind to 30 mph was noted yesterday afternoon between 4-5 pm. This beneficial precipitation was associated with the fringe of tropical storm Gordon's circulation as it passed by the southern tip of Florida. |
| 9/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A brief moderate shower came ashore with the increasingly moist flow off the Atlantic to provide beneficial pre-dawn precipitation. |
| 9/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The week-long easterly flow off the warm Atlantic Ocean finally relaxed before dawn this morning, allowing for the morning low to drop to 74F, the "coolest" in a long time. |
| 9/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A mid-morning shower yesterday that moved onshore off the Atlantic Ocean provided the beneficial rainfall. |
| 9/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
2 weeks into September and less than one inch measured to date. After an August with less than 50% normal precipitation, the immediate central Volusia County coast is now in moderate drought. With only 3-4 weeks remaining in the "wet" season, time is running out to mitigate the dry conditions, and the forecast does not hold much hope for rain until next week. |
| 9/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another dry day is forecast today, and rain chance will remain low through the weekend into early next week. |
| 9/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's high temperature was 94F- one of the warmest of the summer. Lawns w/o irrigation in the coastal area of central Volusia County where I live are parched from the well below normal rainfall over the past 6 weeks and now the excessive heat. |
| 9/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's high temperature of 95.5F was the warmest of summer 2018 at my location one block off the Atlantic Ocean in Daytona Beach Shores. A brief, barely measureable sprinkle was observed around 2 pm, adding humidity to the oppressive heat. Later in the afternoon, an isolated thunderstorm embedded in the westerly flow formed just inland around 4 pm, then tracked ESE out into the Atlantic. Though no rain fell here, lightning from the storm closed the beach to swimming and surfing for 45 minutes. |
| 9/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
I observed 97F yesterday afternoon at my location, the highest I have recorded since establishing a weather station in April 2015. An isolated late afternoon thunderstorm pushed off the coast just south of here, providing a lightning show out over the Atlantic Ocean at sunset. It has been exceptionally dry at my location since the end of July with less than 30% of normal rainfall received the last 47 days. |
| 9/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Still no rain to mitigate the hot/dry conditions. Yesterday was another dry sunny day at Volusia County's central coast, though a fresh sea breeze from the SE kept the high temperature in the low 90's following the weekend's west wind induced mid to upper 90's. |
| 9/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The measureable but meager 0.08 fell in two separate showers, the first around 1 pm was a sun shower without lightning, the second was blow-off from an inland thunderstorm around 4 pm that built up several miles to the west. |
| 9/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/22/2018 |
8:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Only a couple of very light showers noted here this morning shortly after sunrise, while coastal locations 5-25 miles to the south received heavy rainfall. |
| 9/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A brief late morning shower came in off the Atlantic Ocean yesterday, wetting the parched vegetation for a few minutes until the sun emerged to bake it away. |
| 9/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
In my 30 years of observing precipitation at three different locations in east central Florida, September 2018 will be the driest September (only 1.07" to date) if no additional rainfall occurs by weekend's end. |
| 9/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's high was 91F, cruelly desiccating the parched central Volusia coast where less than 20% of normal rainfall has been measured in September. We did not have a single cloud until late afternoon when blow-off from towering thunderstorms well inland from the coast shielded the setting sun. |
| 9/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday was another very warm, dry day. Thankfully there were a few more clouds throughout the day than the past week, holding the high temperature near the coast to around 90F. |